Discussion: Ethics in America

1. View the video https://www.learner.org/series/ethics-in-america-ii/risk-reward-responsibility-ethics-in-business/ (Links to an external site.)

2. According to the video, if you are a board member of a corporation, who do you owe your loyalty to? Respond to one of the following questions:

Is there a difference between the company, the shareholders, or to society at large?

As business executives, can you engage in actions that are not illegal and that might help the company but you are personally offended by on moral grounds?

Do you find a difference between the two or three different scenarios presented in terms of how you would react? Why?

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